Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-14
FRAMES IN FLAMES.
Hurley, a Wisconsin Town
Suffers a Loss OF Seven
teen Lives.
The Governors Proclamation
Calling an Extra Session Of
the Legislature.
ANOTHER HOLOCAUST.

ANOTHER HOLOCAUST.
A Variety Theatre at Hurley. Wis, Gre
mates Seventeen Victims.
At the Alcazar theatre at Hurley,
Wis.,, q fire broke out on Sunday
night shortly before the audience as
sembled. The structare was Of frame
and the flames spread 30 rapidly that
seventeen Of the actors, actresses and
stage hands were burned to death be.
fore they could escape. Ten Of the
bodies have been identified % follows:
Frank Young, Sadie McCsbe, VIM.
jackson, ]. w. Van Quick, Sam
Haley, Tillie Moore, Mabel Goodrich,
Sadie Wells; Mrs. Fenton and Lowrie
Brainerd. Seven bodies are unidenti.
fed. John jarrett, stage carpen,er,
and Jennie Sheridan and Mabel Pow
ers, actresses, were fatally injured by
jumping from the windows of the
burning building.
The Alcazar was a variety theatre
chiefly frequented by miners, and was
one of the resorts of unsavory repute,
associated with the notorious dance
houses Of the mining regions. Only 9
small audience had gathered when
the fire broke out. and they scrambled
out In q hurry. Several of the actors
however, rushed up stairs to save thell
wardrobe, and when they sought Il
escape found that they were hemmet
In on all sides, the flsmes having
spread through the wooden building
with incredible rapidity. How they
struggled to fee will never be know
- none Of them except Sadie Well
and Mabel Powers were ever seeI
again. The former appeared At thu
second story window and called fo
help piteously upon the crowd outside
TO save her. Before q hand could b
raised the flames reached her and com
municated to her clothing. She made
Q frantic effort to Jump through th,
window, then with q piercing shrek
fell to the furnace below. Msble Pow
ers had reached third story window
She funded, and was SO badly injured
that her recovery 10 doubtful. Jenni,
Sheridan, an actress, leaped from
the third story and was seriously in
jured. She says she tried to persuade
Sadie Wells to jump also, but the lat
ter delayed until il was too late. TIL,
Alcszar was In the very heart Of tn
city, and was mass Of flames within
an hour. The fire seemed to leal
from building to building until sew
eral blocks became q roaring oven
It was not long before every busines
building between Third street an
Fifth avenue was In flames. All q
forts to get the fire under contrt
seemed futile. The fire department
reinforced by scores Of volunteer
sent Its puny streams against the at
vancing walls Of flame, but had to n
treat a. the fire swept resistlessly OF
and the aggregate loss will reach ha
. million readily. Seven blocks, con
prising eighty buildings, were COZ
sumed.
The insurance will be very light b,
cause Hurry has had two disastrou
fires within few months and the In
surance companies have been scalin
down premiums, In many. caces car
ceiling them entirely.
The fire, togther with the one of th
previous week, destroyed nearly all {
business portion of the town, leavin
only Q few stores standing. Bot
sides of Silver and Copper streets wei
burned for distance Of three block
} The losses are partially covered by II
; surance of about $4,000. The loss b
the two fires will amount to fully $500
900. About 300 persons suffered frol
the confiagration and many Of thel
have lost their all, being virtual
homeless. A large number are liviu
, In tents. The work of rebuilding WI
1 begun to-day. The Burton house hs
q marrow escape. II was bad
scorched.